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obviously the americans here in afghanistan, very worried about what's going on in washington. many of these men and women haven't seen their families for several months. many won't see them for a full year and they're wondering if those family members are going to be getting those paychecks. they're risking their lives here in afghanistan, and they're wondering why their congressmen and women back home can't come up with a decision and can't help them actually receive their paychecks. alex? >> so, atia, then did they get reassurance at all? >> reporter: well, that was the interesting part. i wasn't actually down in kandahar with them, but from the reporters who were out there, they said admiral mullen didn't really have an answer for them. but what he did say he kind of made a joke out of it and said you should probably write letters to your congressmen and women. and that received chuckles from the crowd, because they realized as well, how ridiculous that is, because they're in a war zon they're here risking their lives. but at the same time, they're also worried about their
obviously the americans here in afghanistan, very worried about what's going on in washington. many of these men and women haven't seen their families for several months. many won't see them for a full year and they're wondering if those family members are going to be getting those paychecks. they're risking their lives here in afghanistan, and they're wondering why their congressmen and women back home can't come up with a decision and can't help them actually receive their paychecks. alex?...
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earlier in the day, obama met with his national security team for his monthly meeting on afghanistan and pakistan where the white house says he underscored the importance of international support for peace and stability in the region. >>> and four years after a retired fbi agent vanished mysteriously inside iran, u.s. officials say they have proof that he is alive and may be imprisoned in southwest asia. it remains unclear who is holding robert levinson, but the man's family said they are tremendously encouraged by the break in the case. iran also ways denied about hav information about levinson, but the u.s. is asking for the country's help in the matter. let's look at the markets now as we get up in your business this morning. hi, rebecca. >>> we did see a strong close yesterday in the states. the nasdaq was up by 1.8% by the end of the session. it looks like we should add a few more points on today's gains as we get up and trading today. jobs. lots of focus on jobs. yesterday we heard that the jobless claims last week fell by 20,000, the lowest in more than two and a half years. w
earlier in the day, obama met with his national security team for his monthly meeting on afghanistan and pakistan where the white house says he underscored the importance of international support for peace and stability in the region. >>> and four years after a retired fbi agent vanished mysteriously inside iran, u.s. officials say they have proof that he is alive and may be imprisoned in southwest asia. it remains unclear who is holding robert levinson, but the man's family said they...
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you've been in afghanistan. when we look at the comparison of that and iraq and what this looks like going forward if we can 10, 20, 30 years, what does this look like? >> very much different than iraq is going to look like. iraq has been a centrally governed, unified country more or less since biblical times. it's been usually ruled by some blood-thirsty despot from afghanistan. we might see it again. it's never successfully ruled from kabul. it's small tribes fighting each other and it's been a tribal and not independent central government ever. i think we're realistic about what's going to happen here. it's going to be local areas that keep the taliban away and rule themselves. >> let's circle back to united states. how does this affect u.s. military strategy in afghanistan? >> yeah, i think their overall >> i think the overall strategy is for us to leave, and i believe that's exactly what's going to happen. and i think that a year from now there are going to be 50,000 fewer troops than we have today. in the
you've been in afghanistan. when we look at the comparison of that and iraq and what this looks like going forward if we can 10, 20, 30 years, what does this look like? >> very much different than iraq is going to look like. iraq has been a centrally governed, unified country more or less since biblical times. it's been usually ruled by some blood-thirsty despot from afghanistan. we might see it again. it's never successfully ruled from kabul. it's small tribes fighting each other and...
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i would be wanting out of afghanistan yesterday. i would have been opposed to iraq from the beginning. i think that all the arguments that could get posed for the problems that we'd face getting out of afghanistan or iraq, we would have those same discussions 25 years from now, if that's when we decide to have those discussions. legalization, you make a great point. we get drug wars, gang violence. it's not like we wochb the war on drugs. >> when it comes to medicare and medicare, the federal government could give states back to health care for the poor and those over 65. maybe 65 changes to a different age. but do away with the mandates. look, we're all competitive. we're all out for best prak phillips we would live within our means. i just think the biggest threat to our national security is the fact that we're spending more money than what we're taking in. and i've lived my entire life watching government take in more money than what it spends. i've just always thought that wouldn't be sustainable. and i think that day of that un
i would be wanting out of afghanistan yesterday. i would have been opposed to iraq from the beginning. i think that all the arguments that could get posed for the problems that we'd face getting out of afghanistan or iraq, we would have those same discussions 25 years from now, if that's when we decide to have those discussions. legalization, you make a great point. we get drug wars, gang violence. it's not like we wochb the war on drugs. >> when it comes to medicare and medicare, the...
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and finally with respect to afghanistan, there have been no decisions made. obviously we have said consistently that our transition will be in accordance with the agreement reached at the lisbon summit. that was a very firm commitment by nato and isaf partners to a transition that will end the combat mission in 2014. we know it needs to be conditions-based. there will be transitioning to afghan lead security, but, you know, speaking for the united states we have absolutely not made the specific decisions because we're still gathering our best assessment, but we will do what we do in consultation with our partners in the nato isaf partnership. and we will do it in consultation with the afghans because ultimately our goal here is to try to create conditions where afghanistan can defend itself. >> secretary of state hillary clinton today talking about two of the top foreign policy concerns, yemen, with president saleh in saudi arabia, in surgery, and we don't know whether or not he is going to return and what the future of that country is. and, of course, the de
and finally with respect to afghanistan, there have been no decisions made. obviously we have said consistently that our transition will be in accordance with the agreement reached at the lisbon summit. that was a very firm commitment by nato and isaf partners to a transition that will end the combat mission in 2014. we know it needs to be conditions-based. there will be transitioning to afghan lead security, but, you know, speaking for the united states we have absolutely not made the specific...
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unfortunately, it is a sharp contrast to what happened in afghanistan last month. the deadliest on record for u.s. troops. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. liberty mutual auto insurance. do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem? are you taking warfarin to reduce your risk of stroke caused by a clot? you should know about pradaxa. an important study showed that pradaxa 150mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. t
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embassy in afghanistan last week. plus -- >> you could take herman cain and made him up with newt gingrich win think you would have a couple of really interesting guys to work with. >> it provides context to rick perry's proposal to make up herman cain and newt gingrich. but first let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. the overseas markets are reacting this morning after a brutal day yesterday on wall street. fears of everything from a manufacturing slowdown to the federal reserve's grim economic outlook sparked a global sell-off. the dow opened sharply lower and never moved into positive territory yesterday. tumbling more than 500 points at its lows. but the blue chip index staged a bit of a recovery. finishing the day down 391 points or 3.5%. today's "wall street journal" summing up the session with this headline, a banner headline, markets swoon on recession fears worldwide distress rises as investors seek futility of governments and central banks. for a preview, let's go live to
embassy in afghanistan last week. plus -- >> you could take herman cain and made him up with newt gingrich win think you would have a couple of really interesting guys to work with. >> it provides context to rick perry's proposal to make up herman cain and newt gingrich. but first let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. the overseas markets are reacting this morning after a brutal day yesterday on wall street. fears of everything from a...
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withdrawal from iraq and afghanistan. is that a good thing or ar bad thing in the view of democrats in the region? >> well, i think there's -- a lot of concern about why the united states went into iraq particularly. there's an understanding of the difference in the two wars. and many of the uprisings in are part because people want to reclaim they're right to determine their future and not imposed by outsiders. i think this is -- you know, they're very different scenarios. one in iraq, where the united states, know, intervened, and in the rest of the region where people are taking their own future into their own hands. >> so, yes, good to withdraw? it would save money and people in the middle east would be happier? >> i think most people in the middle east would be much happier. i think there are some iraqis who are very nervous about it, because the new government has failed -- in elections with the united states monitored, have failed to provide equally for all the different ethnic and religious groups and failed to re
withdrawal from iraq and afghanistan. is that a good thing or ar bad thing in the view of democrats in the region? >> well, i think there's -- a lot of concern about why the united states went into iraq particularly. there's an understanding of the difference in the two wars. and many of the uprisings in are part because people want to reclaim they're right to determine their future and not imposed by outsiders. i think this is -- you know, they're very different scenarios. one in iraq,...
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the fact is that what he's done and i'm very pleased about what has happened in afghanistan. he's ordered an assassination. that is something that, of course, oh, my gosh, if bush had done something -- assassinated somebody else, even osama bin laden -- >> i don't think -- >> you don't think it was an assassination? >> i didn't say that. i think that the suggestion that president bush would have been condemned for such a clean operation is unreasonable and unfair. >> you would have been condemning it for an assassination. that's what you would have called it because of course it was that but we talked about during -- >> sorry, mr. tancredo -- >> we continue to talk about how horrible it was. any policy of assassination -- >> if i may if i may just -- >> it's okay with me. >> if i may just for one moment. >> yeah. >> you were suggesting that i would have condemned president bush -- >> i am. >> that's not able -- that's not right. and also, you know, you're suggesting that there would have been condemnation of the navy s.e.a.l.s who executed that but can i go back to your origi
the fact is that what he's done and i'm very pleased about what has happened in afghanistan. he's ordered an assassination. that is something that, of course, oh, my gosh, if bush had done something -- assassinated somebody else, even osama bin laden -- >> i don't think -- >> you don't think it was an assassination? >> i didn't say that. i think that the suggestion that president bush would have been condemned for such a clean operation is unreasonable and unfair. >> you...
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military operations there in afghanistan, still set to end at the end of 2014. and by the way, you know, the u.s. has also decided to withhold $800 million in military aid to pakistan right next door, because there's been some tension, obviously, since the killing of bin laden. but what happened is that panetta said, we've got to show them that this has to be a two-way street in this relationship. and they feel like this could force pakistan to stepping up to the plate and k being more aggressive in trying to take out those safe havens on the border. >> we shall see. jim miklaszewski traveling with the new secretary of defense, leon panetta. stay safe in your travels, my friend. >> reporter: okay, chuck. >>> she may have been first lady for less than three years, but what a legacy. betty ford is one of the nation's most beloved first ladies. she broke preconceived notions of that role, always speaking her mind, and after politics, she left her most well-known and lasting impact of helping get rid of the stigma associated with addiction. so who better to help us
military operations there in afghanistan, still set to end at the end of 2014. and by the way, you know, the u.s. has also decided to withhold $800 million in military aid to pakistan right next door, because there's been some tension, obviously, since the killing of bin laden. but what happened is that panetta said, we've got to show them that this has to be a two-way street in this relationship. and they feel like this could force pakistan to stepping up to the plate and k being more...
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. >>> in afghanistan, now what? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm ron reagan in seattle, sitting in for chris matthews. >>> leading off, about last night. president obama's announcement of troop withdrawals from afghanistan amounted to what david corn last night called the goldie locks approach, not too much, not too little. as it turns out it wasn't enough for the anti-war left and was too much for the neocon right. the questions tonight, what do we hope to accomplish over the next three years with fewer troops and how does this play out for president obama politically? >>> also, president obama says his views are evolving on the subject of gay marriage, but they have evolved into taking a states' rights position on a civil rights issue. we will be watching tonight when the president tries to square that circle as he meets with gay and lesbian supporters. >>> plus, breakdown. first, eric cantor dropped out of the debt reduction talks. a short time later, another republican, senator jon kyl said good-bye
. >>> in afghanistan, now what? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm ron reagan in seattle, sitting in for chris matthews. >>> leading off, about last night. president obama's announcement of troop withdrawals from afghanistan amounted to what david corn last night called the goldie locks approach, not too much, not too little. as it turns out it wasn't enough for the anti-war left and was too much for the neocon right. the questions tonight, what do...
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afghanistan is still a traveled country. the idea of a nationalistic system -- >> sorry to interrupt you. ten years. the british went through it, soviets went through it. we used to cheer for those stingers against the ruskies. i don't cheer. like every other american i had a miserable weekend. when my daughter told me about it, i said, this is horrible. this is horrible. some of our best and brightest going in there, people i know whose kids are going over there, joining these elite units fighting for their country. and given missions like this. whose brain is behind putting americans on the front line in a country we'll be out of in a few years. the taliban will be there when we leave. >> yeah. >> your thoughts? sorry. go ahead. >> i was saying, then what happened this weekend really compounds that as well, because what happened this weekend isn't just a personal tragedy. it's also a personnel tragedy as well. you know, you look at how much soldiers. there are approximately 300 members of s.e.a.l. team 6. they are our spar
afghanistan is still a traveled country. the idea of a nationalistic system -- >> sorry to interrupt you. ten years. the british went through it, soviets went through it. we used to cheer for those stingers against the ruskies. i don't cheer. like every other american i had a miserable weekend. when my daughter told me about it, i said, this is horrible. this is horrible. some of our best and brightest going in there, people i know whose kids are going over there, joining these elite...
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what is victory in afghanistan? >> we've drawn down responsibly many places many times and as you point out at the very beginning this is just a draw down to still more troops in the country than there were when barack obama took office. >> double. >> if you're going to talk about campaign speeches let's talk about where the country is. you've got 356% of -- 56% of americans polled this week saying they were for immediate withdrawal. that means in a responsible way over time obviously but complete withdrawal of all troops including i think it was 43% of all republicans, double what it was last year. if you're looking for votes you need to go much further than the president went. >> exactly. >> what about the money? what about the money? >> $3.3 billion a week. >> yeah. expenses alone would be enough for the president to step up and make the case to the american people, you know what? we might not be done but we got to save our economy. we're going to get the hell out of there. >> building up that civil society, we m
what is victory in afghanistan? >> we've drawn down responsibly many places many times and as you point out at the very beginning this is just a draw down to still more troops in the country than there were when barack obama took office. >> double. >> if you're going to talk about campaign speeches let's talk about where the country is. you've got 356% of -- 56% of americans polled this week saying they were for immediate withdrawal. that means in a responsible way over time...
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thinks can be best achieved in afghanistan. whether or not counterinsurgency is still something they believe in. whether they would rather be looking at something that's a more limited counterterrorism mission. i expected to hear more military strategy and we didn't hear that. >> what happens in 2014. this graph ends in 2012. we don't know what happens to the line after that. we have reason to believe that it might just stay static for a while and we have 65,000 or so there in 2014. then do we have a sudden withdrawal of 65,000? this is what you're wondering about? >> this is what we're wondering. after this initial reduction our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace. our mission will change from combat to support by 2014. the process of transition will be complete. but i think elizabeth points out that we also have a sort of war in pakistan next door. the president talking about how important that is. what is the relationship between a large u.s. military presence in afghanistan and what it is that we are doing in
thinks can be best achieved in afghanistan. whether or not counterinsurgency is still something they believe in. whether they would rather be looking at something that's a more limited counterterrorism mission. i expected to hear more military strategy and we didn't hear that. >> what happens in 2014. this graph ends in 2012. we don't know what happens to the line after that. we have reason to believe that it might just stay static for a while and we have 65,000 or so there in 2014. then...
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there's a lot going on today, including leon panetta's first trip to iraq and afghanistan as the newly appointed defense secretary where he recently stayed they were on the verge of, quote, defeating al qaeda. >>> plus, road rage on the tour de france. a french tv car sends a group of cyclists flying into a barbed wire fence. we'll have the fallout ahead in sports. whoa! >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> with weeks to go before the aulgt 2nd deadline, congressional leaders are heading back to the white house today for another meeting to try to reach a deal on raising the country's debt ceiling. after a 75-minute session with lawmakers last night, president obama is expected to hold a news conference this morning to discuss their deficit reduction efforts. this comes as the front page of "the wall street journal" reads, deficit negotiations hit reset. divisions on spending cuts and tax increases remain. the journal and others report that last night president obama urged leaders to strive for the largest package possible, over $4
there's a lot going on today, including leon panetta's first trip to iraq and afghanistan as the newly appointed defense secretary where he recently stayed they were on the verge of, quote, defeating al qaeda. >>> plus, road rage on the tour de france. a french tv car sends a group of cyclists flying into a barbed wire fence. we'll have the fallout ahead in sports. whoa! >>> but first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> with...
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forces in afghanistan. it only lost by 11 votes. 215-204. 26 republicans voted for that. if politicians other than presidents are allowed to end wars in america, america's politicians in congress are starting to align to at least try to do that right now. we'll have more on tomorrow's show. in the meantime we'll be right back with the best new thing in the world. i was driving in northern california. my son was asleep. i really didn't see it coming. i didn't realize i was drifting into the other lane. [ kim ] i was literally falling asleep at the wheel. it got my attention, telling me that i wasn't paying attention. i had no idea the guy in front of me had stopped short. but my car did. -my car did. -thankfully, my mercedes did. [ male announcer ] a world you can't predict... demands a car you can trust. the e-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. the new blackberry playbook. it runs all this at the same time. ♪ why can't every tablet do that? >>> a lot of bummers in the show tonight. i recognize
forces in afghanistan. it only lost by 11 votes. 215-204. 26 republicans voted for that. if politicians other than presidents are allowed to end wars in america, america's politicians in congress are starting to align to at least try to do that right now. we'll have more on tomorrow's show. in the meantime we'll be right back with the best new thing in the world. i was driving in northern california. my son was asleep. i really didn't see it coming. i didn't realize i was drifting into the...
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forces in afghanistan. it only lost by 11 votes. 215-204. 26 republicans voted for that. if politicians other than presidents are allowed to end wars in america, america's politicians in congress are starting to align to at least try to do that right now. we'll have more on tomorrow's show. in the meantime we'll be right back with the best new thing in the world. >>> a lot of bummers in the show tonight. i recognize it. but the best new thing in the world today is awesome. it stars army chief of staff general martin dempsey. yesterday the white house leaked general dempsey is the president's choice for the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff our nation's highest ranking military officer. general dempsey has only been running the army for six weeks. he is not terribly famous but thanks to the internet today he got the most awesome new chairman of the joint chiefs rollout you can possibly imagine. watch. >> this song by frank sinatra, "new york, new york." ♪ start spreading the news i'm leaving today i want to be a part of it new york, new york ♪ ♪ these vagabo
forces in afghanistan. it only lost by 11 votes. 215-204. 26 republicans voted for that. if politicians other than presidents are allowed to end wars in america, america's politicians in congress are starting to align to at least try to do that right now. we'll have more on tomorrow's show. in the meantime we'll be right back with the best new thing in the world. >>> a lot of bummers in the show tonight. i recognize it. but the best new thing in the world today is awesome. it stars...
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two years ago this month a big battle there in eastern afghanistan. he was trying to find fallen comrade who is had gone missing and suspected
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forces in afghanistan. it only lost by 11 votes. 215-204. 26 republicans voted for that. if politicians other than presidents are allowed to end wars in america, america's politicians in congress are starting to align to at least try to do that right now. we'll have more on tomorrow's show. in the meantime we'll be right back with the best new thing in the world. [ female announcer ] kiss everything you know about cookies goodbye. new newtons fruit thins. real cranberries and cranberry citrus oat... crispy whole grain. newtons fruit thins, one unique cookie. this is stacy. who runs circles around asthma. and dan. he never lets high cholesterol get him too low. and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... and health tests. staying on top of your health starts right in your neighborhood. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing n
forces in afghanistan. it only lost by 11 votes. 215-204. 26 republicans voted for that. if politicians other than presidents are allowed to end wars in america, america's politicians in congress are starting to align to at least try to do that right now. we'll have more on tomorrow's show. in the meantime we'll be right back with the best new thing in the world. [ female announcer ] kiss everything you know about cookies goodbye. new newtons fruit thins. real cranberries and cranberry citrus...
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policy of beginning to pull out of afghanistan. if it's not safe, if it isn't secure, can we really pull out? >> thank you very much for that update from london. we appreciate it. >>> two mysteriously encrypted notes could holds the mystery to a murder. those two notes were found in the pants of a man who was killed in 1999 and they are the only crews in this case. joining me live now, michelle segona. good morning. >> good morning, alex. first off, the circumstances crowning this man's death, what are they? >> well, this is a case as you mentioned from 1999, june 30th specifically. and there were a couple of people. they were walking in st. charles county near st. louis, off the the beaten path, off the main road in the woods when they came across ricky mccormick's body. and it's at that point that they realized it had been there for a little while, decomposition start to go set in. they contacted authorities and took him to the medical examiner's office. >> and this is a guy who had, i think, it was four children, but no relation
policy of beginning to pull out of afghanistan. if it's not safe, if it isn't secure, can we really pull out? >> thank you very much for that update from london. we appreciate it. >>> two mysteriously encrypted notes could holds the mystery to a murder. those two notes were found in the pants of a man who was killed in 1999 and they are the only crews in this case. joining me live now, michelle segona. good morning. >> good morning, alex. first off, the circumstances...
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what are we actually doing in afghanistan now? >> well, the general notion is that we are not -- we are supposed to build an afghanistan that can take care of itself and to keep the taliban away from al qaeda. that's not going to be anything that can be accomplished very soon. don't forget we ignored afghanistan after taliban was driven out, ignore it had for seven years before we started doing something significant there. the result is that we are going to focus on developing small, little places inside afghanistan and places that really matter, areas and districts that really matter in kandahar and helmand, up in the border with pakistan and not pay very much attention to anything else and while we are doing that we are going to withdraw. we are going to withdraw leaving, we hope, an afghan army and a police force that can defend itself and districts that can defend themselves but we are leaving in any case, whether they can do the business themselves or not. >> richard, barack obama, president obama, is the guy who got osama bi
what are we actually doing in afghanistan now? >> well, the general notion is that we are not -- we are supposed to build an afghanistan that can take care of itself and to keep the taliban away from al qaeda. that's not going to be anything that can be accomplished very soon. don't forget we ignored afghanistan after taliban was driven out, ignore it had for seven years before we started doing something significant there. the result is that we are going to focus on developing small,...
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show, a tipping point for the war in afghanistan. even defense secretary robert gates now saying anyone who wants to start another war in the middle east should, quote, have his head examined. is it time to get out? i'm sam chernin, owner of sammy's fish box. i opened the first sammy's back in 1966. my employees are like family, and i want people that work for me to feel that they're sharing in my success. we purchase as much as we can on the american express open gold card so we can accumulate as many points as possible. i pass on these points to my employees to go on trips with their families. when my employees are happy, my customers are happy. how can the gold card help serve your business? booming is taking care of your business by taking care of your employees. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills ca
show, a tipping point for the war in afghanistan. even defense secretary robert gates now saying anyone who wants to start another war in the middle east should, quote, have his head examined. is it time to get out? i'm sam chernin, owner of sammy's fish box. i opened the first sammy's back in 1966. my employees are like family, and i want people that work for me to feel that they're sharing in my success. we purchase as much as we can on the american express open gold card so we can accumulate...
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. >>> meanwhile prince harry announced he's headed back to afghanistan for a second deployment next year and says he, quote, can't wait to get out there. his last deployment was cut short when details of his location were made public. >>> here is a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,107 after adding four points yesterday. the s&p was up two, the nasdaq fell 25. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei dipped to 64 points while in hong kong the hang seng lost 38. >>> on and other size flat wall street trading day, one stock dragged down techs and techs dragged down the nasdaq. after the bell on tuesday, oracle missed expectations for the first time in a decade joining a growing list of big techs who results an out looks have raised alarm bells. the stock plunged 12% and was the nasdaq's boog guest losers. other techs followed, ib mfrnlthsz down 3% was the biggest drag on the dow, sysco fell over 2%. jabil circuit fell almost 3%. one tech exception, research in motion. it jumped 10% leading the nasdaq on report amazon and other pot
. >>> meanwhile prince harry announced he's headed back to afghanistan for a second deployment next year and says he, quote, can't wait to get out there. his last deployment was cut short when details of his location were made public. >>> here is a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,107 after adding four points yesterday. the s&p was up two, the nasdaq fell 25. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei dipped to 64...
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mean while, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan. panetta is meeting with american military leaders and afghan officials. nbc's atia abawi is in kabul this morning. bring us up to speed on what leon panetta is saying that al qaeda is basically on the run and close to being completely stamped out. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. the new secretary of defense's first trip as the defense secretary here in afghanistan, prior to arriving he talked to reporters on the plane about how he feels alg al qaeda is going right now, the war against terror. he says the strategic defeat of al qaeda is within reach, primarily pointing the the death of bin laden, the information they got from the compound including names of different key al qaeda leaders. he says this is the time to actually end the war with al qaeda. let's listen to what he had to say. >> now is the moment following what happened with bin laden, to put maximum pressure on them because i do believe that, if we continue this effort, that we can really cripple al qaeda. >> reporter: a
mean while, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan. panetta is meeting with american military leaders and afghan officials. nbc's atia abawi is in kabul this morning. bring us up to speed on what leon panetta is saying that al qaeda is basically on the run and close to being completely stamped out. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. the new secretary of defense's first trip as the defense secretary here in afghanistan, prior to arriving he talked to reporters on the plane about...
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plus the democratic experiment continues in afghanistan. now, before you laugh, jefferson frank franklin used to throw their shoes at each overall the time. first let's get to the news. here at 5:30 a.m. you're at 30 rock. >>> in a few hours the president will meet at the white house with senate leaders. the meeting comes as today's "washington post" reports the president is considering major changes in social security and medicare as part of that deal. that, though, in exchange for republican support for new tax revenue. he says the president's plan will cut more 2457b trillion over the next ten years. that's up from the original plan of $2 trillion in savings. this comes after president obama held his first-ever twitter town hall yesterday where he continued to push pressure on capitol hill to get a deal done. >> i don't thirg we should even get to the constitutional issue. congress has a responsibility to make sure we pay our bills. we've paid them in the past. the notion that the u.s. is going to default on its debt is just irresponsibl
plus the democratic experiment continues in afghanistan. now, before you laugh, jefferson frank franklin used to throw their shoes at each overall the time. first let's get to the news. here at 5:30 a.m. you're at 30 rock. >>> in a few hours the president will meet at the white house with senate leaders. the meeting comes as today's "washington post" reports the president is considering major changes in social security and medicare as part of that deal. that, though, in...
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stability of afghanistan remains at risk. they look across the border into pakistan and see sanctuary there. they see enemy capability there. they see enemy leaders that are there that are not being hit right now. so their question is, why do we need 100,000 american troops inside of afghanistan when we know that a very big part of this problem sits inside of pakistan? >> reporter: a grim reality right there from the ambassador as he leaves afghanistan where he says that he will leave a part of his heart behind. chuck? >> all right. atia in kabul. thanks very much. >> those u.s. drone attacks in afghanistan have killed 45 militants in the last 24 hours. it comes a day after washington announced it would suspend $800 million worth of aid to the country further straining ties between our uneasy ally. joining me now, invited you on because i want to talk about the energy summit you're a part of tomorrow. wali karzai, explain the strategic importance he played for the united states and nato. >> well, it was a controversial figure
stability of afghanistan remains at risk. they look across the border into pakistan and see sanctuary there. they see enemy capability there. they see enemy leaders that are there that are not being hit right now. so their question is, why do we need 100,000 american troops inside of afghanistan when we know that a very big part of this problem sits inside of pakistan? >> reporter: a grim reality right there from the ambassador as he leaves afghanistan where he says that he will leave a...
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thanks so much, geoff. >>> we want to turn now to a developing story in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for a suicide attack in kandahar that has killed that city's mayor, the second assassination of a top official in the southern taliban stronghold just this month comes just two weeks after the killing of the half brother of president hamid karzai. the late mayor had been mentioned as a possible successor to karzai's brother. the spokesman said the mayor had been a target for a long time and was attacked to avenge the death of two children who they claim were killed during demolition work in the city. >>> still ahead onw "way too early." a play at the plate in the 19th inning where the umpire quite simply wanted to get back to the hotel and go to bed. wait till you see this one. >>> and we continue our celebration of the second anniversary of "way too early" with a look at some of the great moments of the last year and a mystery celebrity caller who's up watching this program each and every morning. we'll get her on the phone and get a check on weath
thanks so much, geoff. >>> we want to turn now to a developing story in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility for a suicide attack in kandahar that has killed that city's mayor, the second assassination of a top official in the southern taliban stronghold just this month comes just two weeks after the killing of the half brother of president hamid karzai. the late mayor had been mentioned as a possible successor to karzai's brother. the spokesman said the mayor had been a...
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i couldn't vote for a bill which exempted spending for afghanistan and iraq, and i didn't sufficiently limit military spending. >> congressman frank, there is a report in the huffington post that the vice president told house democrats that the white house was indeed considering using the 14th amendment if it it came to that, if it was stuck and there was nothing coming from the congress to the white house to raise the debt ceiling. did you hear the vice president say that? can you confirm that for us? >> no. i think that's people hearing more than he said. he did say he did not think it would be even possible to think about it unless there was a dire emergency. so in other words, he wasn't saying that the president would have used it in that case. i guess he was saying a dire emergency would be a necessary condition for invoking it, but maybe not sufficient. i must tell you, i think that invoking the 14th amendment would have played into the effort to delegitimatize democracy in the government. it's important to have consistency to principle. i've been very critical of the overempower
i couldn't vote for a bill which exempted spending for afghanistan and iraq, and i didn't sufficiently limit military spending. >> congressman frank, there is a report in the huffington post that the vice president told house democrats that the white house was indeed considering using the 14th amendment if it it came to that, if it was stuck and there was nothing coming from the congress to the white house to raise the debt ceiling. did you hear the vice president say that? can you...
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he is stationed in afghanistan. he makes this bold internet appeal to his favorite actor, inviting her to go to the marine corps ball with him. >> mila, sergeant moore, you can call me scott. want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps vote with yours truly. take a second, think about it. get back to me. bye now. >> who could resist that? it took convincing by her friends with benefits co-star justin timberlake, but in the end she said yes. target and help repair damage in just 3 washes. for softer, stronger... ... hair with life. [ female announcer ] nourish plus. only from aveeno. for softe♪ stronger... ... hair with life. ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. with new extra-strength bayer advanced aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic
he is stationed in afghanistan. he makes this bold internet appeal to his favorite actor, inviting her to go to the marine corps ball with him. >> mila, sergeant moore, you can call me scott. want to take a moment out of my day to invite you to the marine corps vote with yours truly. take a second, think about it. get back to me. bye now. >> who could resist that? it took convincing by her friends with benefits co-star justin timberlake, but in the end she said yes. target and help...
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what's the reaction in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, that's a very interesting question, contessa, when you look at the fact that admiral mullen was here his 15th trip to afghanistan. he thought he was going to get questions on the strategy of afghanistan. how the troop withdrawals will come about. but his big question by the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in afghanistan was will with get paid? his answer was very honest when he said i don't know. these are men and women who come to afghanistan who are here serving their country and right now worrying about whether they'll receive a paycheck on that list worrying about bombs, these men and women are obviously not very happy. you just mentioned the senate talking about a five-week recess. i bet you many of these men and women -- u.s. men and women here in afghanistan wish that they could have that. wish they could go to their families. instead they're in a war zone. on top of all the worries that they had before, now they're worrying about whether it's going to
what's the reaction in afghanistan? >> reporter: well, that's a very interesting question, contessa, when you look at the fact that admiral mullen was here his 15th trip to afghanistan. he thought he was going to get questions on the strategy of afghanistan. how the troop withdrawals will come about. but his big question by the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in afghanistan was will with get paid? his answer was very honest when he said i don't know. these are men and women who come...
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crowley, is it time to rethink america's mission in afghanistan? this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer ] marriott hotels & resorts knows it's better for xerox to automate their global invoice process so they can focus on serving their customers. with xerox, you're ready for real business. so they can focus on serving their customers. somewhere in america, a city comes to life. it moves effortlessly, breathes easily. it flows with clean water. it makes its skyline greener and its population healthier. all to become the kind of city people want to live and work in. somewhere in america, we've already a
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>> i'll be sitting on that front loan going, god, i really don't care about afghanistan right now because i'm wondering if my wife and kids are being fed at home. that's what they're worried about. >> congress wman adam smith is e ranking member of the house armed services committee. congressman, thank you for joining us today. now, you heard what the wife of one of our u.s. soldiers had to say about all of this. a lot of concern about morale and they've got a job to do that across three major military conflicts around the world here. >> yes. well, let me just assure you, the military will be paid for these days because the technical rule is once the government shuts down, government employees are not paid for that period, but as has happened with every shutdown, when we get back running, congress has the option of deciding to pay those employees for that period of time, and i can tell you with 100% confidence that i and i think every single member of the house and the senate will clearly support making sure that they get paid during this period of time. so we will meet that need because
>> i'll be sitting on that front loan going, god, i really don't care about afghanistan right now because i'm wondering if my wife and kids are being fed at home. that's what they're worried about. >> congress wman adam smith is e ranking member of the house armed services committee. congressman, thank you for joining us today. now, you heard what the wife of one of our u.s. soldiers had to say about all of this. a lot of concern about morale and they've got a job to do that across...
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for eight years in iraq and ten years in afghanistan. lindsey graham got it right. where were all of these accountants during the war in iraq? where were they asking the mission when the mission was to find weapons of mass destruction that weren't there? >> where are they now? >> there's only two people who showed any honor among the republicans concerning the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan among all the members of the house -- they're dr. ron paul and walter jones from north carolina. the other 200 members are all accomplices. >> we're cutting budgets all across the country. we're talking about what we can't afford and how we have to withdraw public services and jobs for public workers and yet there is a blank slate, blank check for military expenditures everywhere but this one. i mean, we need to be talking. if you want to raise questions let's raise questions about militarization in the region we're talking about. a $67 billion largest ever military aid package to saudi arabia was signed today. that we should be talking about. >> but with the kind of mone
for eight years in iraq and ten years in afghanistan. lindsey graham got it right. where were all of these accountants during the war in iraq? where were they asking the mission when the mission was to find weapons of mass destruction that weren't there? >> where are they now? >> there's only two people who showed any honor among the republicans concerning the war in iraq and the war in afghanistan among all the members of the house -- they're dr. ron paul and walter jones from...
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we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses really willing to invest in afghanistan? >> they are. one of the most recent projects is with kate spade. kate spade has gone into afghanistan in the last year. they surveyed what tn opportunities are there for marketable products and going te marketableable products, and afghanistan has the third largest producer of cashmere, and they want a product made by afghan women and sold in kate spade stores here and online and they are willing to invest a lot of money i might add, but they have the support of the u.s. government and the u.s. military to give them access. >> anita mcbride, what a pleasure to see you again. >> thank you so much. >>> what political stories will be making headlines
we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses really willing to invest in afghanistan? >> they are. one of the most recent projects is with kate spade. kate spade has gone into afghanistan in the last...
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>>> in afghanistan today violence outside a u.n. office. 12 people including eight foreigners are killed when protests against the burning of the koran turn violent. >>> battle front libya. the u.s. ratchets down america's military profile, but will the president order arms to the rebels? we'll cover it all with republican congressman duncan hunter and former cia nnlt ken pollack. >>> nearly 6 million americans tried to pick the final four. only two got it. what's the secret? >>> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in march the unemployment rate inched down to 8.8%, a net gain of 216,000 nonfarm jobs. back to february's net gain of 192,000 and employers are hiring at the fastest rate since the recession began but 13.5 million are still unemployed. 921,000 discouraged workers left the workforce last month giving up. bring in labor secretary hilda solis. the good and the bad. the participation rate held at 64.2%. the unemployment numbers overall are obviously good news for the administration and for america. >> yes, andrea. i will
>>> in afghanistan today violence outside a u.n. office. 12 people including eight foreigners are killed when protests against the burning of the koran turn violent. >>> battle front libya. the u.s. ratchets down america's military profile, but will the president order arms to the rebels? we'll cover it all with republican congressman duncan hunter and former cia nnlt ken pollack. >>> nearly 6 million americans tried to pick the final four. only two got it. what's the...
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don't forget afghanistan is fragmented. there are many places over which the central government will never have any control. they will have to talk tot th the taliban to find some peace. >> i think they are talking to the taliban. pakistan is. the crucial question and i don't think this really was resolved last night is what is the best way to encourage the taliban to come to a reasonable political settlement. the more pressure they are under mi militarily, the more pressure you can cut. the deal will be less satisfying. as the years go by, the calculation gets worse and worse. the goal here now is to take the maximum leverage we have as secretary clinton said. broken the momentum while we still have troops that are putting the pressure on and special forces putting the pressure on. try to see the best deal we can get. it will only get worse as each year goes by. >> this sounds like a political speech. not anything to do with the military. >> gentlemen, thank you so much. we appreciate your time. i want to point out a progr
don't forget afghanistan is fragmented. there are many places over which the central government will never have any control. they will have to talk tot th the taliban to find some peace. >> i think they are talking to the taliban. pakistan is. the crucial question and i don't think this really was resolved last night is what is the best way to encourage the taliban to come to a reasonable political settlement. the more pressure they are under mi militarily, the more pressure you can cut....
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will a token drawdown from afghanistan satisfy critics. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. >>> topping the headlines right now on "andrea mitchell reports," one of the worst e. coli outbreaks has killed 18 in europe and left thousands more sick. world health organization officials say this is a new strain of bacteria that's never before been seen. researchers still don't know the cause of the illness but called for a ban of vegetables for the entire european union. >>> say good-bye to the old
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. >> we'll do it by ending our involvement in afghanistan. we must bring our troops home and redirect the billions of american dollars. and redirect the billions of american dollars spent in afghanistan back to our own families, our own communities and our own economy. >> so that's incoming representative who is jewish italian. he is the first openly and his voice could fall silent because freshman like him are great. first off, tough to get bills passed out of gop-led committees. they do not get assigned to the committees they want to work on and pecking order very important as you know here, chris. put them last in meeting. they speak last after much of the audience is gone. they may have to wait one or two terms before they can gain influence and their congressional seat legs. what some say they should do, chris, play a lot of golf to know a lot of people. >> that's a way for them to network. thank you so much, richard. i want to bring in connecticut congresswoman laura delorza who appeared yesterday if you saw it with nancy pelosi as her
. >> we'll do it by ending our involvement in afghanistan. we must bring our troops home and redirect the billions of american dollars. and redirect the billions of american dollars spent in afghanistan back to our own families, our own communities and our own economy. >> so that's incoming representative who is jewish italian. he is the first openly and his voice could fall silent because freshman like him are great. first off, tough to get bills passed out of gop-led committees....
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soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what they needed most was a school. >> it is a story he told again two years ago to natalie morales on "today." >> i spent 78 days there, didn't make it to the top and i stumbled into a little village, i saw 78 children sitting in the dirt, doing their lessons with sticks in the sand. i made a promise to build a school. >> but as 60 minutes reported on sunday, he did not hear of that village until a second visit, a year after the climb. he was not kidnapped by the taliban. he did build schools, but critic say not nearly as many as he claimed. an author donated $75,000 to mortensen's charity until he got suspicious. now writing, mortensen has lied about
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are log going after the president on libya because they're still wary of going after him on iraq and afghanistan. those are two wars that have their roots in bush years. they would still like to brag about at the time. >> well, i suspect that if muammar qadhafi disappears, in issue will quickly evaporate and disappear as well. thank you, howard fineman. pleasure to talk to you, as always. >>> coming up, michelle bachman is kicking off her presidential campaign this weekend. she's a big believer in creatism, of course, and she says as long as there's a controversy, intelligent design should be taught along side evolution, but there's no controversy in the scientific world, so why do they get to push their belief on the rest of us? that's ahead. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. ♪ we could've gone a more traditional route... ... but it wouldn't have been nearly as memorable. ♪ >> the teeth party and all of america has one goal. it is this. that barack obama will be a one-term president. >> welcome back to "hardball." michelle bachman is expected to announce she's running for president,
are log going after the president on libya because they're still wary of going after him on iraq and afghanistan. those are two wars that have their roots in bush years. they would still like to brag about at the time. >> well, i suspect that if muammar qadhafi disappears, in issue will quickly evaporate and disappear as well. thank you, howard fineman. pleasure to talk to you, as always. >>> coming up, michelle bachman is kicking off her presidential campaign this weekend. she's...
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that afghanistan has? are they going to be able to do this on their own? >> first of all, financially they're not going to be able to do it. in other words, the size of force that we are forecasting for afghanistan, in order to provide security, that country cannot pay for. so at some level we have to sign up to support an afghan army indefinitely if we're not going to be there and that's something for the american people to debate. secondly, this country has not had a military for a very long time. it's not iraq, it doesn't have a pack bone of existing military. if we cannot defeat the taliban, if our counterinsurgency has not broken the back of the taliban, i cannot see how a novice, newly built afghan security force can do the job. >> what do you think the other options are that the president could credibly have presented tonight to the american people? you understand both the politics at work here as well as the operational realities. what else could the president have said other than what he said toni
that afghanistan has? are they going to be able to do this on their own? >> first of all, financially they're not going to be able to do it. in other words, the size of force that we are forecasting for afghanistan, in order to provide security, that country cannot pay for. so at some level we have to sign up to support an afghan army indefinitely if we're not going to be there and that's something for the american people to debate. secondly, this country has not had a military for a very...
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to disengage. >> dave, go ahead. >> what is the impact of the united states drawing down in afghanistan? i'm talking about police actions and espionage, which we can pursue anyway. what is the impact of us drawing down troops? we're not going to draw down to zero, but how are we helping when we have a larger presence in afghanistan? >> it's very easy to see how the u.s. could maintain a special operations force, maintain the intelligence assets to ensure if you don't have another rise of al qaeda-type elements, again to sort of contain the jihadist threats. overall the pakistanis have the -- the pakistanis don't have the luxury of leaving this region, the united states does, and i think that's a very hard discussion, that the united states is having with pakistan right now, something that pakistan is coming to terms with, slowly but surely. >> go ahead, mark. >> i'm curious of your assessment in syria. if he survives, what does that mean for us? >> i don't think that al assad is at a break point. certainly the regime is stressed, but we have not seen the core pillars of that the they ha
to disengage. >> dave, go ahead. >> what is the impact of the united states drawing down in afghanistan? i'm talking about police actions and espionage, which we can pursue anyway. what is the impact of us drawing down troops? we're not going to draw down to zero, but how are we helping when we have a larger presence in afghanistan? >> it's very easy to see how the u.s. could maintain a special operations force, maintain the intelligence assets to ensure if you don't have...
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